What part of speech is resisting?

Resisting can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. resisting is a verb, gerund of resist (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does resisting mean?

Definitions

Verb

resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist - withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
resist - refuse to comply
resist - resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
resist - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
resist - elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"

Examples of resisting

#   Sentence  
1. verb It is no use your resisting.
2. verb Stop resisting!
3. verb He stopped resisting, and resigned himself to his fate.
4. verb Tom was arrested for resisting arrest.
5. verb Stop resisting.
6. verb Yanni's steering wheel started resisting a bit.
7. verb Palestinians have seen it all. There is nothing more that Israel can do to make them stop resisting occupation.
8. verb Algerians started resisting French occupation.
9. verb I can't resist sweet things.
10. verb The guy was so childish that he couldn't resist temptation.
11. verb The building is to be fifteen stories high, and built to resist earthquakes.
12. verb Why on earth did you resist taking medicine?
13. verb I don't watch a lot of movies, but I can't resist a good documentary.
14. verb How could I resist?
15. verb I could hardly resist laughing.
Sentence  
verb
It is no use your resisting.
Stop resisting!
He stopped resisting, and resigned himself to his fate.
Tom was arrested for resisting arrest.
Stop resisting.
Yanni's steering wheel started resisting a bit.
Palestinians have seen it all. There is nothing more that Israel can do to make them stop resisting occupation.
Algerians started resisting French occupation.
I can't resist sweet things.
The guy was so childish that he couldn't resist temptation.
The building is to be fifteen stories high, and built to resist earthquakes.
Why on earth did you resist taking medicine?
I don't watch a lot of movies, but I can't resist a good documentary.
How could I resist?
I could hardly resist laughing.

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